Fun digital therapy for childhood anxiety
Lumi Nova is a therapeutic game that helps children aged 7-12 years self manage worries and build resilience.
Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage
A therapeutic digital intervention (game) for childhood anxiety:
For 7-12 year olds (facing difficulties with anxiety)
Therapeutic basis: Psychoeducation and Exposure therapy
Embedded outcome measures
Built in safeguarding & accessibility features
Provides data to Authorised Professionals securely through the VitaMind Hub
Available on Android and iOS
Co-created with young people, guardians, teachers, clinicians, academics, game experts
Points of use:
Early support settings
Self referrals
Point of triaging
Waitlist management
As adjunct to specialist support
To prevent relapse
Lumi Nova does not require constant clinical supervision.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage is a digital therapeutic that helps with the symptoms of worries or anxiety for children aged 7-12 years with mild to moderate needs, helping them learn skills to self-manage their worries/anxiety in an engaging intergalactic adventure game (app).
This app facilitates CBT (including psychoeducation and exposure therapy) recommended as a treatment intervention by NICE Anxiety disorders Quality standard and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of anxiety disorders.
Lumi Nova is not intended to be used by:
Young people who do not have parent, carer, guardian or trusted adult supervision
Young people who are currently experiencing suicidal thoughts or are at risk of self harm
Young people that have severe anxiety or are in crisis
Young people with severe mental health symptoms or diagnoses, who are not supported by a healthcare professional.
Getting access
If you don’t have access to Lumi Nova yet, but want access to it then contact your young person’s school, GP or the local services.
